3745-57-05
Monitoring and inspection.

(A)
During construction or installation, liners (except in the case of existing
portions of landfills exempt from paragraph (A) of rule
3745-57-03 of the Administrative
Code) and cover systems (e.g., membranes, sheets, or coatings) must be
inspected for uniformity, damage, and imperfections (e.g., holes, cracks, thin
spots, or foreign materials). Immediately after construction or installation:

(1)
Synthetic liners and covers must be
inspected to ensure tight seams and joints and the absence of tears, punctures,
or blisters; and

(2)
Soil-based
and admixed liners and covers must be inspected for imperfections including
lenses, cracks, channels, root holes, or other structural non-uniformities that
may cause an increase in the permeability of the liner or cover.

(B)
While a landfill is in
operation, it must be inspected weekly and after storms to detect evidence of
any of the following:

(1)
Deterioration,
malfunctions, or improper operation of run-on and run-off control systems; and

(2)
Proper functioning of wind
dispersal control systems, where present; and

(3)
The presence of leachate in and proper
functioning of leachate collection and removal systems, where present.